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John E Timm Charitable Trust

Accepts applications East Peoria, Illinois · EIN 371023095

John E Timm Charitable Trust is a private foundation in East Peoria, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $88,365 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $31,265. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $81,056 the year before.

29% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$84,4597$1.8 million
2024$81,0567$1.9 million
2025$88,3657$2.0 million

How to apply

ContactGrant Review Committee
201 Clock Tower Drive, East Peoria, IL 61911
Phone or email(309) 407-3910
What to submitWritten request
RestrictionsSee applicable footnote

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What John E Timm Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois7$88,365

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Arthur Home
Arthur, IL
Support programs$31,265
Alah School District #305
Arthur, IL
Sound & athletic equipment$20,000
Village of Lovington
Lovington, IL
Trash receptacles /$11,200
Illinois Amish Heritage Center
Arthur, IL
Partial funding for museum$10,000
Alah Knights JFL
Lovington, IL
General support$9,800
Lovington Grade School
Lovington, IL
Outdoor classroom$4,100
Arthur Association of Commerce
Arthur, IL
New tent coverings$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does John E Timm Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does John E Timm Charitable Trust give?

$88,365 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs John E Timm Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Morton Community Bank (Trustee).

What does John E Timm Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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